Chapter 2 CONTINUITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTArticle 1 General Provisions

§ 38-381 Declaration Of Policy
The legislature declares: 1. That recent technological developments make possible an enemy attack of unprecedented destructiveness, which may result in the death or inability...

§ 38-382 Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Attack" means any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the...

Chapter 4 COMPENSATION AND INSURANCEArticle 1 Salaries

§ 38-601 Effect Of Payment Of Legal Salary
State or county officers, employees, members of boards and commissions, and deputies, stenographers, clerks and employees of any such officer, board or commission, or...

§ 38-625 Receipts For Transportation
Claims which include transportation by common carrier, rented automobiles, trains or airplanes shall not be allowed unless accompanied by receipts, but receipts for transportation...

§ 38-657 Long‑term Care Insurance
The department of administration shall spend public monies appropriated to procure long-term care coverage for full-time officers and employees of this state and its...

§ 38-720 Asrs Depository
A. Exclusively for the purposes of this article, the board shall establish an ASRS depository that is separate and apart from all other public...

§ 38-721 Administration Account
A. ASRS shall maintain an administration account consisting of all monies for administrative purposes. The following monies shall be deposited in the administration account:...

§ 38-727 Eligibility; Options
A. The following provisions apply to all employees hired on or after the effective date: 1. All employees and officers of this state and...

§ 38-729 Political Subdivision Plans
A. The governing body of any political subdivision may adopt, by appropriate legislation, a supplemental retirement plan for employees and officers of the political...

§ 38-736 Member Contributions
A. Member contributions are required as a condition of employment and shall be made by payroll deductions. Member contributions shall begin simultaneously with membership...

§ 38-737 Employer Contributions
A. Employer contributions shall be a percentage of compensation of all employees of the employers, excluding the compensation of those employees who are members...

§ 38-738 Adjustment And Refund
A. If more than the correct amount of employer or member contributions is paid into ASRS by an employer through a mistake of fact,...

§ 38-739 Credited Service
A. A member shall not earn more than one year of credited service in any fiscal year. B. A member shall earn proportionate credited...

§ 38-740 Return Of Contributions
A. A member whose membership commenced before July 1, 2011 and who leaves employment other than by retirement or death may elect to receive...

§ 38-803 Powers And Duties Of The Board
A. The board, in the administration, management and operation of the plan and fund, shall: 1. Account for the operation, administration and investment expenses...

§ 38-806 Disability Retirement Pensions
A. A member who becomes permanently mentally or physically incapacitated for the purpose of performing the duties of the member's office may receive disability...

§ 38-807 Survivor Pensions
A. The surviving spouse of a deceased retired member shall be paid a surviving spouse's pension if the spouse was married to the member...

Article 4 Public Safety Personnel Retirement System

§ 38-841 Purpose; Vested Benefits
A. Before the establishment of the public safety personnel retirement system, municipal firemen and policemen, employees of the Arizona highway patrol and other public...

§ 38-848.03 Appointed Investment Management
A. The board may appoint investment management. Investment management shall have: 1. The highest professional and fiduciary recommendations. 2. Not less than three years'...

§ 38-851 Participation Of New Employers
A. This state, any municipality, county or other political subdivision of the state, any Indian tribe or any public or quasi-public organization created wholly...